Annie Lennox to receive top music industry award". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 21 June 2021. The truth is, though, she's not an ordinary person. She's a world-famous multimillionaire and people, especially her fans, take notice of her. What's more, she doesn't just ask questions, she also makes plenty of assertions. I push her a little further. "At the end of the day, everything is extremely complex. I guess I'm an idealist… I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change."

In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green released a cover version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" which reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Annie Lennox – The singing legend talks about her Christmas Cornucopia album" on "Loose Women" ". ITV Player . Retrieved 27 September 2014. A Christmas Cornucopia is the fifth solo studio album, and the first Christmas album, by Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released in November 2010. It was Lennox's first album after signing to the Universal Music Group ( Island Records in the UK, Decca in the US and Canada) following her departure from Sony BMG, which had been her label for almost 30 years. ANNIE LENNOX ANNOUNCES THE 10th ANNIVERSARY RE-ISSUE OF A CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA ON 20th NOVEMBER 2020 INCLUDING A BRAND NEW, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDING OF PURCELL’S “DIDO’S LAMENT” OUT 10th NOVEMBER The Short, Strange Music Career Of Leonard Nimoy". Stereogum.com. March 2, 2015 . Retrieved October 14, 2018.Annie Lennox and Faithless on the crisis in Burma". Burmacampaign.org.uk. October 2007 . Retrieved 27 September 2014.

She'd had her fill of fame, and remains scathing about celebrity culture that has mushroomed in the decades since. "People who want to get into this business because they want to be famous," she says, "haven't got a clue what they're talking about. Do something that warrants interest in what you're doing, and then try living with the fame because, actually, that is a bit challenging." Don’t you find that your allegiances sort of float? They’re kind of amorphous," she replies. “I’m amorphous, I appreciate things and I see things. I see things that I love and I see things that I really feel repelled by, so it’s a whole mixture. Barry, Scott (2 December 2009). "From George and Lennox to Gaga and Lambert: Androgyny, Creativity, and Pop Culture". Psychology Today. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013 . Retrieved 2 October 2012. Sullivan, Caroline (18 November 2010). "Annie Lennox: A Christmas Cornucopia – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 March 2016.Brennan, Steve (June 11, 2015). "15 Best Songs From '80s Movies (Besides "The Power of Love")". browardpalmbeach.com . Retrieved November 15, 2017. Emma Green (28 August 2013). "Annie Lennox on How to 'Catch' Creative Ideas". The Atlantic Monthly . Retrieved 8 September 2013.

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009 . Retrieved 14 April 2009. On 11 December 2007, she performed in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway together with a variety of artists, which was broadcast to over 100 countries. [85] Lennox appeared at the Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in June 2008 [86] and then led a rally against the Gaza War in London on 3 January 2009. [87] Another example of Diva’s confidence in full effect: a perfectly realised slice of pop-soul. Its tune is so effervescent, Lennox’s vocal so commanding, that you barely realise how miserable it is: “I’m living in an empty room with all the windows smashed / I’ve got so little left to lose.” 4 Eurythmics – Thorn in My Side (1986) I can't make comments on what gets coverage," says Lennox. "It's all important at the end of the day and I can't cover it all. It depends on perspective. I was drawn to the issue because it was affecting women and children, so I identified with it. It was more an intuitive response than anything." In conjunction with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Lennox put many items from her collection—costumes, accessories, photographs, awards, ephemera from her political campaigns, and personal belongings—on display. This collection, which spanned her entire career, along with music videos and interviews, became The House of Annie Lennox at the institution from 15 September 2011 to 26 February 2012. [104] An expanded version of the exhibit was later installed at The Lowry in Salford, England from 17 March 2012 to 17 June, [105] [106] before moving to Aberdeen for twelve weeks. [107] Other worka b c Caulfield, Keith (2 November 2006). "Ask Billboard: Return of a 'Diva'?". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018 . Retrieved 3 November 2022. In 1992, Lennox released her debut solo album Diva. It sold seven million copies ( more than any Eurythmics album had sold) and featured three international hits – “Why” (top 10 in eleven countries), “Walking On Broken Glass” (top 40 in five countries) and “Little Bird” (top 40 in four countries). Her sophomore album Medusa, a collection of cover songs, followed in 1995. Despite most critics panning the effort, its singles “No More I Love You’s” and “Whiter Shade Of Pale” found widespread international success.